“ for many of these women,”Nella whispered,”this may be the only place their names are recorded.The only place they will be remembered.”
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“ for many of these women,”Nella whispered,”this may be the only place their names are recorded.The only place they will be remembered.”
pickMuch of this book is set at the NewYork Plaza Hotel, all dressed up for Christmas.Although I have only visited its lobby,this plush setting did lend its magic to the read. Other streets & neighborhoods are familiar to me, especially when Sabrina shops at an outdoor Christmas bazaar,the last thing my family did in the City in 2019. So this book worked its magic on me- I visited NYC vicariously for Christmas in 2021. Romance,the spirit of giving.
#november #24in4 #readathon
Finished Of Irish Blood today, reading about 4 hours. Continuing with A Magical New York Christmas. Started listening to Death Among Rubies. Hoping to start St. Benet‘s. My goals for the next 2 days.
#saynothing #whateveryousaysaynothing #poetrywithinanovel #seamusheaney #patrickraddenkeefe #nonfiction #historicalfiction #poetry
So many literary figures, allusions in this novel. If possible, I wanted to find the source of “ say nothing.
#November #20in4 #readathon
Joining in. Went from 40% of book read to 89% read today so far.
#coffeeandbooks #coffeebreak #literarycrew
Rainy day, making it feel colder than the 41 degrees it is. Happy to be home with family, sipping coffee, snacking on ginger cooks,and reading about the Irish. I have spent so much time looking up/researching various people and , events - learning sooo much about the Irish. My father‘s grandfather came over to CT during the Great Starvation/Potato Famine. My mother‘s family came in through NewFoundland.
We know their dream; enough
To know they dreamed and are dead;
And what if excess of love
Bewildered them till they died?
I write it out in a verse—
MacDonagh and MacBride
And Connolly and Pearse
Now and in time to be,
Wherever green is worn,
Are changed, changed utterly:
A terrible beauty is born.
——William Butler Yeats, Easter,1916
Yeats as a character, along with his poetry are featured in
this novel. #literarycrew
I have been glued to this today. For me a big tome (500+ pgs). Starts in Chicago where the Irish are making initial inwards into the city‘s politics. Irish-American Nora Kelly makes a life changing decision born of desire that necessitates her fleeing to Paris.Paris is a hot bed of Irish/English/ French intrigue.With the advent of WWI she cannot leave France, so serves as a nurse in a Vanderbilt hospital.
Happy Thanksgiving to all Littens! Sending love for those spending the day alone. Thinking of all you Littens & so grateful for all the books, reviews, challenges, etc. but of course, I am deeply grateful for all of you & the difference you & this site has made in my life. It is much richer because of you!
#gratefulharvest #enchanted
This Christmas romance is set in NYC. Sabrina,a soon to be penniless free lance journalist, has taken a job to ghost write a wealthy elderly man‘s memoirs. It is Christmas week and the Plaza where her boss is staying & has booked a suite for Sabrina too, is dressed up for Christmas, which adds to its otherworldly magic. Sabrina is #enchanted.
Chose this book to begin my 2021 Christmas reading. Usually we take the train to NYC before Christmas, but Covid has gotten in the way- our last visit was 12/21/2019. So I will be visiting the City vicariously while I read. 🚉🏙💖
Books with maps!!!!❤️
Now that I finished Miss Marple‘s short stories, I have turned to this big tome. It too will be beside my bed for occasional night time reading for several months! It covers 150 years of such mystery stories.
#coffeebreak
Still no clue whodunit but characterization of so many so well done- through imagery, dialogue, thoughts, actions.
#coffeeandbooks #sundaymorning #quiettime
Everyone still in bed. Love this time. Love this book.
#bookreport #weeklyforecast
Read some all of these this past week- finished Miss Marple.
Continuing with the other 3 this week.
Huss strives to take her psychological healing & feelings of helplessness into her own hands.She had been at the mercy of the drug dealers,had been knocked unconscious,disarmed,degraded & pissed on.When she caught a hand grenade that was tossed into the window & threw it back outside,she suffered from the explosion but saved not only her own life, but her unconscious partner‘s life as well.
#GiffordPrize
2 days late posting this.Thrilled beyond measure that this author/book won this prestigious UK Gifford Prize.Incredible journalism & writing. Non fiction that captivated me, enthralled me, infuriated me, educated me- so much for my husband & I to talk about- I listened on audio, while husband read the book. #familyread
#Swedishpoliceprocedural #walkingwhilewaiting #autumncolors #autumnleaves #blueskies #sunshine #mykindofday
Walked over a mile while waiting for my husband‘s day surgery to end. Brought a picnic-it was 69 degrees! Then lounged in the lobby with tagged book. Perfect wait! Cannot be with him due to Covid restrictions so spending my time this way was the next best thing. Got the call that all is well. He is in recovery. 😀💚
pickFinished this over a several months just reading 2 stories a few times a week. I sped my reading up for the #novelnovember readathon. Began this week on p.248, finished the book, reading 150 pages. It was fun to be in Miss Marple‘s village world. Seemed as if her words were sparse, as well as her images. I could picture her characters, places, landscapes, etc. perfectly with her imagery.
#thoughtfulthursday
📚such a narrator can be confusing, but once I know I can have a better handle on things. Don‘t really enjoy such a narrator.
📚bookmarks, bookish apps on my phone
📚 a Louise Penny fan since Still Life was published & I discovered it in a bookstore. Wait every year for her next installment.
#wondrouswednesday
🍁photo of me with two sisters taken last Saturday. My 3rd sister is taking the photo. First time all 4 of us have bern together since Covid. We are in front of one of Simsbury‘s 1876 Probate Court, appropriately, as my older sister is a lawyer.
🍁 one sister came from Nebraska- wonderful!!!!
🍁grateful for this sister time, for a job I love, for taking a personal day today, for family!
#gratefulharvest #snuggle #catsoflitsy
Emmy snuggling me. She loves my fleece pjs.
#booksandjournals
Suleika Jaouad‘s”Isolation Journal”was in my mailbox today.It is beautiful.The middle journal I bought at the Hartford Atheneum‘s exhibit,”By Her Hand”featuring Artemisia Gentileschi and Women Artists in Italy 1500-1800.The moon & star notebook:🌙⭐️
Both books pictured are mesmerizing.Between Two Kingdom‘s for its raw beauty as it chronicles SJ‘sjourney, & By My Hand for its details & photos regarding these women & their art.
#catsoflitsy
Trying to read myself to sleep but Poe says “No! Pet me!”
#novelnovember #readathon
Today read 80+ pages of Inspector Irene Huss, 2 Miss Marple short stories, started ch 5 of Murder at the Royal Botanical Gardens. #audio
#weeklyforecast
Finished 2 books: audio of The Thursday Murder Club & The Seagull
Continuing with OIB(39% read)
DIRW- hope to start if finish something else
TLSOML- hope to return to-
MATRBG- continue listening
TAR- one essay
IH - read up to p.100
TAM- read w/student
#literarycrew #sundaybuddyread #essays #JohnGreen
#swedishpiceprocedural #passporttocrime #booksmith
Only got in an hour of listening to my current audio book(tagged) while doing dishes last night. My day was largely spent with family: my sisters from CT, MA NE,( taking photo) & one CT brother, hubby, 2 brothers in law (CT, NE). A day of crazy weather: white fog,sun,hail, wind bursts, sheets of rain. Such a happy day! #novelnovember #readathon
Reaction of Superintendent Sven Andersson when told by his Police Commissioner he would “appreciate“ regular updates on this case, the murder of a nationally know wealthy financier, when the norm is one partial & one final report on an investigation. #upperclassprivledge
#Swedishpoliceprocedural #passporttocrime
#bookreport
Still reading Of Irish Blood,starting Death in Rough Water, about 10 pgs left in The Seagull,read one essay in John Green‘s book,almost finished chapter 2 in Murder at the Botanical Gardens,a couple of chapters into Inspector Huss(left this at work all last week) & finished The Thursday Murder Club.
Thursday Murder Club was all that it has been said to be- funny, moving, insightful,superbly drawn characters, complicated twisty plot.
#novelnovember #readathon
Read about 80 pages of The Seagull- nearing the end, but I left my book in the car-it is pouring sheets, wind & hail at times- so I am not venturing out of the house to get it! So opening up Death in Rough Waters soon. Listening to Murder at the Botanical Gardens-on Ch. 2. Next up is Of Irish Blood, which I am enjoying,but did not get to today- hope to tomorrow. #literarycrew
“… The best laid schemes o‘ Mice an‘ Men…”
A poet referenced in two books.
1. Tagged book
2. A student of mine as been trying to teach me a very fast dance with all kinds of hand motions, steps, & moves. We laugh & laugh because I cannot coordinate my top & bottom halves of my body. 😂😂
3. Pet peeve- when I find pages that are turned down at corners to book mark in library/borrowed book. Horrifying!!!!
#thoughtfulthursday
Tagging any Litten who wants to join in!
#wondrouswednesday #gratitude
1.This book is set in the area of Newcastle in the UK. My niece & her husband live nearby & I miss her soooo much! It would be a dream come true to someday visit them.
Tagging @Sweetkokoro @KarenUK @mcipher @Tattooedteacher @julesG
2. Today I am grateful for the beef stew my husband made for dinner & hearty pain de campagne that accompanied it.
Getting cozy for my evening read while my husband finishes up his beef stew. I have tomorrow off of school for Veterans Day so I can really relax.
Entering Vera‘s world… a treat.
When a person speaking in a book reminds you of another book you have read.💜📚💚
#literarycrew
Have not been at UConn since Pre-Covid. Enjoyed walking all over, breakfast for dinner at Dog Lane Cafe, now hot chocolate, petite scone & a book. Perfect night.
My son & his UConn student cousin are at a mens basketball game together. I love how they try & get together at a game a few times a year. I am relaxing while they are cheering.
#literarycrew
#novelnovember #readathon hosted by @Andrew65
My main goal is to rid myself of the daylight savings time blues, & relax & read.
#weeklyforecast
#sundaybuddyread #literarycrew #deadphilosopherssociety #audiomystery #Swedishpoliceprocederal #essays
Not a great reading day. Just feel blah. Think I need to walk…can‘t seem to read but have been listening to the brilliant Thursday Murder Club as I get mundane but necessary housework done.
“The road lay before them like the peel of a fruit.”
—The Last Story if Mina Lee
This made me laugh out loud!😂😂
#weeklyreport #audio #literarycrew #englishgardenmystery #sundaybuddyread #deadphilosopherssociety #swedishmurdersquad
Finished the Blue Rose- at various stages with the others.
#gratefulharvest #moon #day5
This book sits on a TBR shelf, forlorn. Love the cover. #toomanybookstoolittletime
Outside my window is a waxing crescent moon.
Time to bundle up again- going down to 30 degrees tonight. Just waiting for Em-cat & Poe to find me & snuggle in.#fridaynight #workisdone
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